Review of Employer Collective Measures: Empirical Review – Executive Summary
This summarises the main findings from the review of empirical evidence on the extent of employer provided training. It is the second in the series of five Collective Measures reports.
Review of Employer Collective Measures: Empirical Review – Evidence Report 7 Executive Summary (PDF, 88 Kb)
Published November 2009
The aim of the Review of Employer Collective Measures (Collective Measures) study is to identify credible research from across the four countries of the UK, and other applicable international evidence, to shed light on how the level, nature and quality of training may be improved. The Collective Measures study comprises several separate reviews. The Conceptual Review outlines the economic theory relating to sub-optimal investments in training, and the
Policy Review looks at the evaluative evidence in relation to those measures which might increase the take-up of training. The reviews are intended to advise which policy levers might most effectively increase employer investment, direct or indirect, in training. This report, the Empirical Review, sits between the Conceptual and Policy Reviews. It provides evidence of:
- the extent of employers’ investments in training;
- the factors which persuade employers to train; and
- the barriers to training faced by employers.
